If you read Mr. Yanchich's book he explains about the HeldenHorn. I do no recall the exact details but Alexander made the Geyer wrap horns only for Mr. Yancich to distribute in the US. It didn't last long, no more than a few years. Alexander has made some interesting "one-offs" as well - a lady I know plays a Geyer wrap Alex that resembles the Model 200 but only the tubing that enters the 1st F valve is at an angle. [the 200 has both 1st valve and change valve tubing curved or bent rather than straight in and out.] Paxmaha
________________________________ From: John Baumgart <john.baumg...@comcast.net> To: The Horn List <horn@music.memphis.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 4:08:51 PM Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Funny sales history, confirmation please! t's just a matter of time before you'll be seeing modern Chinese counterfeits of vintage horns and other instruments. That's what the description first made me think of. You'll see them on eBay first, though, initially sold by Chinese sellers using their finest Engrish and questionable facts about a horn being used by Manchester Yankovich, Dennis and the Brain, et al, in their descriptions, and then later from their proxies in their target markets so that people aren't instantly turned off by the item location. Why sell a Parrot for $200 when with a little retooling and artifical wear and tear you could sell it for $1800 as a bargain. Elkhart 8D, anyone? John Baumgart -----Original Message----- From: horn-bounces+john.baumgart=comcast....@music.memphis.edu [mailto:horn-bounces+john.baumgart=comcast....@music.memphis.edu] On Behalf Of Richard V. West Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:32 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Funny sales history, confirmation please! The seller also has the putative date of manufacture wrong. The phrase "Made in W. Germany" was used in the tears immediately following World War 2 to differentiate the Western zones of Germany---occupied by the Americans, French, and British---from "East" Germany---the Russian dominated part of divided Germany, but was phased out of use in the 1960s. My guess is that the horn was probably made in the 1950s. Richard in Seattle Bill Tyler wrote: >>> from: Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre >>> >> <yorkmaster...@yahoo.com> >> >>> http://www.hornplayer.net/forsale/f8873.html >>> >>> I wonder about the history behind this Alexander >>> >> model. The player referred to cannot be verified on the >> web. >> >> > > >>> from: "Sandra Clark" <sclar...@bex.net> >>> >>> I'm betting the seller is simply butchering Milan >>> >> Yancich's name... _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/john.baumgart%40comcast.net _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/paxmaha%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
